Albretch Saldana Elsner

Albretch Saldana Elsner (16 May 1903-) was President of Guatemala from 14 February 1951, succeeding Davor Marcos.

Biography
Albretch Saldana Elsner was born on 16 May 1903 in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala to a middle-class family. His father was a criollo of Spanish descent, while his mother's family immigrated from Germany in 1853 and settled down in Quetzaltenango while working as farmers. Saldana attended Harvard University in the United States and was educated in law, and he worked as a lawyer in Guatemala for decades. In 1946, he immigrated to America after the socialist government of Juan Jose Arevalo was elected to power. Saldana worked as a lawyer in Miami and had his own law practice, and in 1951 the United States decided to make him the new President of Guatemala as their puppet. On 14 February 1951, he succeeded Davor Marcos as President after Operation Blackshadow removed Marcos and his socialist party from power, and he had a pro-US democracy.